The Rune Mage Starting at Hogwarts

If they are distracted in battle, then defeat is all that awaits them.

Ryze stood up and answered the question calmly.

As the newly crowned champion of the dueling tournament, although Rizz's basic skills are still not up to par with those of the older students, he has no problem guiding these first-year students.

As Ritz shared his understanding from his seat, the students below couldn't help but pick up their quill pens, which had barely been used in the class, and began taking notes next to the content of the lesson.

After all, this was Ritz's instruction. After a year of getting to know each other, they all knew that Ritz's understanding of various spells had reached the level of a fifth or sixth grader. Moreover, Ritz's teaching skills were also very high. Even someone like Neville, who didn't have a good memory, could remember Ritz's explanations.

When Quirrell saw that the students in the classroom were actually taking notes seriously, a rather unpleasant smile appeared on his face.

After Ravenclaw finished explaining, he clapped his hands and said to Ravenclaw, "Truly, as expected of a dueling tournament champion, your explanation is completely correct... Ravenclaw +3 points!"

Although Ravenclaw's lead is now so great that even if the other schools increase their scores by another 200 points, they still can't catch up, but who would complain about their college's score becoming higher?

Hermione, on the other hand, seemed rather dejected at this moment.

She had indeed been distracted and hadn't paid attention to which part Quirrell was talking about.

As a result, in that moment of distraction, Quirrell suddenly started taking attendance.

Hermione immediately sat up straight, confirming what Quirrell had said, hoping that she could answer one of his questions later and earn some points for her house.

However, Quirrell did not seem to have any intention of asking any more questions.

He simply nodded slightly at Ryze.

“Since Mr. White is so...so familiar with this content, even more so than I am going to explain it in more depth…” Quirrell’s voice echoed in the classroom, “then why don’t you come up to the stage for the next fifteen minutes and explain it to the students?”

Quirrell, unusually, looked at the other students and said, "I think you would all be more willing to hear... the opinion of our newly crowned dueling champion."

The classroom immediately became lively.

Hermione's hand, which she had just raised halfway, froze.

She had originally planned to find an opportunity to answer questions in the following content.

As a result, Quirrell's move completely eliminated her competitive edge.

Who told the professor to send first-year students to teach a class?

“That’s not quite right, Professor, you’re the teacher,” Ryze said modestly.

“No…no, Mr. White, knowledge has no…no distinction between high and low,” Quirrell said, taking a step back to make way for the center of the podium. “Please, let us…see the champion’s prowess.”

Reese felt the gazes from all around him and listened to the Gryffindor students' chants. He shrugged helplessly.

He took the book and then sat on the platform.

He wasn't nervous about this situation, after all, Ryze and Hermione had written the study plan for this course together in the first year, so he was very familiar with this kind of thing.

So Rizz immediately took his wand and started writing the lesson notes on the blackboard using his spellbook, adding some new elements.

Fifteen minutes passed quickly, and even when Ritz heard the bell ringing and stopped explaining, the Ravenclaw students below still couldn't help but show expressions of lingering enjoyment.

Even most of the Gryffindor students nearby took notes of what Rizz said during that quarter of an hour.

“Well said, Mr. White,” Quirrell finally spoke up after class, adding another five points to Ravenclaw’s score.

Just as Quirrell announced the end of class and the students were preparing to leave the classroom for lunch in the auditorium, he called out to Reiz, who was packing his backpack.

"Mr. White, please stay a moment. I have something I'd like to discuss with you after class."

Chapter 240: Hermione's Suspicion

Hearing Quirrell's words, the other students were curious about what was wrong with Quirrell today. He asked Ryze to come up to the stage to help with the lesson and, unusually, made someone stay after class.

Chiloco has never done this in the past year.

Some of the more quick-witted people couldn't help but wonder if Quirrell was planning to have Ryze teach all his classes from now on.

If that's really the case, then everyone would be quite accepting of it.

After all, Ryze became the champion of the dueling tournament after only one year of schooling. It can be said that, apart from a very few people who did not participate in the dueling tournament, Ryze is currently the strongest underage wizard.

Even with the help of ancient magic, Ryze's regular strength has still reached the level of a normal adult wizard.

Moreover, when Ritz lectures, he gives the feeling of being a combination of Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout, serious yet humorous. The content in the book, when spoken by Ritz, gives the feeling of crushing all the knowledge points and feeding them into your mouth.

Even though they learned from Rhett and Hermione that Quirrell was once a brave "hero," it only prevented them from talking badly about Quirrell behind his back or disrupting classroom discipline.

Privately, they were still quite dissatisfied with the quality of the Defense Against the Dark Arts course.

They even felt that Professor Quirrell should have done this a long time ago—they all knew that Quirrell's lesson plans for first grade were originally prepared by Rizz and Hermione.

Since Quirrell can't do it, it would be best to have Ryze help out.

If the other students could think of this, Hermione certainly could too.

While the other students were leaving the classroom, Hermione hesitated for a while before deciding to stay.

She felt that while she might not be as good as Ryze at giving lectures, she could still share some of the pressure.

When Ryze was lecturing to everyone on the podium just now, she could feel that all the eyes of the class were focused on Ryze, but Ryze did not show any pressure on her face at all, and her lecturing skills were also very good.

This made Hermione think that she should also achieve that level.

I suppose Professor Quirrell wouldn't mind.

So, after most of the people in the classroom had left, Hermione walked to the podium and, seeing Quirrell tidying up some parchment in his hands, boldly asked him for a favor.

“Professor Quirrell, regarding the upcoming course plans, if you intend for Rhett to continue assisting with teaching and reviewing, I think I can help as well. After all, I previously worked with Rhett on preparing lesson plans for Defense Against the Dark Arts, so I'm quite familiar with the first-year material…”

Upon hearing Hermione's voice, Quirrell paused for a moment, clearly not expecting anyone to be vying to do such a thing.

He slowly raised his head and looked at Hermione.

Oh, this is the girl who is second only to Rizz in the first grade.

Her name is Hermione Granger, I think.

He wasn't actually averse to students who excelled academically.

But his master didn't have a good impression of this mud-bearer.

He also knew that this Mudblood had a good relationship with Harry Potter, and the two of them, along with another pure-blood scoundrel student named Weasley, were almost inseparable.

These factors alone were enough for Quirrell to mentally pronounce a death sentence on the girl.

However, he naturally wouldn't show any special behavior at this time.

“Oh… Miss Granger,” Quirrell quickly regained his timid demeanor, forcing a stiff smile, “I’m glad you have this idea… You can discuss these things with Mr. White. For the rest of the school year, I should set aside half of each class for you.”

Receiving Quirrell's affirmation, Hermione felt much lighter: "Thank you, Professor. I will try my best not to disappoint you!"

She turned to look at Ryze, who simply nodded slightly, indicating that he had no objection either.

But then Quirrell's expression became somewhat troubled.

“However, Miss Granger... I need to discuss some issues with Mr. White regarding advanced magic techniques.”

“These materials involve some… rather complex and dangerous theories, which are… a bit too early for you at your current level. I… I can’t let my students take that kind of risk.”

Hermione opened her mouth, not expecting that Quirrell had left Ritz behind to discuss other theories with him.

She wanted to try again, but Quirrell was adamant at this point, without even saying what kind of magic they wanted to discuss.

She then looked at Ryze, who shook his head at Hermione, indicating that this was indeed not something Hermione could access right now.

Next up is probably the Dark Lord's private lesson, so it's best for Hermione to stay away from here.

Hermione could only leave the classroom with regret, planning to ask Rhett Butler later what new things Quirrell had taught her after class.

At the corner of the corridor, Harry and Ron were leaning against the wall, waiting for her.

They were also very curious about Quirrell leaving Rizzi behind.

"So, does this mean Rhett will be teaching us Defense Against the Dark Arts from now on?" Ron asked Hermione, blinking.

Hermione nodded first, then shook her head regretfully, and told the two of them what had happened in the classroom.

"Quirok is going to teach Rizzi something from the upperclassmen?" Harry was taken aback for a moment, then realized that Quirrell's current pathetic appearance might be a disguise he was putting on to lower the Mysterious Man's guard.

They couldn't help but wonder what high-end items Quirrell had prepared for Ryze, the student who had already won the dueling tournament.

“But something feels off,” Hermione frowned slightly. Just now in the classroom, when she asked Quirrell a question, she felt that Quirrell’s tone was slightly impatient when he heard her speak.

But at that moment, she didn't think much of it, only feeling that she must have misread it.

"In any case, since you and Rhett will be taking turns teaching from now on, you'll at least be able to learn something in the later stages of the Defense Against the Dark Arts, which is enough. Let's not interfere in Professor Quirrell and Rhett's affairs," Harry said, and then the group headed towards the Great Hall.

Inside the classroom, with only Quirrell and Rez remaining, the atmosphere seemed to subtly shift at that moment.

Chapter 241: Quirrell's Dark Magic Instruction

Quirrell straightened up slightly, and the feeling of timidity he had felt earlier seemed to have subsided considerably at this moment.

He looked at Ryze, and the stutter in his voice became much less pronounced.

At the same time, his tone became slightly lower: "Mr. White, that document I gave you yesterday... about the techniques for unleashing magic, have you... tried it?"

“Yes, Professor,” Ryze nodded frankly to Quirrell, then briefly explained his current learning progress to Quirrell.

"Oh?" Upon hearing what Rez said about his skill level, a glint of light flashed in Quirrell's eyes. "Then show me first."

Rizz nodded.

He didn't draw his wand; he simply stood there quietly, gathering his inner emotions.

A moment later, a slight pulling sensation arose in the previously calm classroom, and the air around Ryze began to distort, instantly unleashing tremendous power.

Quirrell could sense the intensity of the magic within Ryze.

It's unbelievable. The other person is only in first grade, at most 12 years old, but the magic power within them is actually comparable to that of an ordinary adult wizard.

Although Quirrell already knew that Ryze was the record-breaking dueling champion, he couldn't help but feel a sense of resentment when he saw that Ryze had mastered the technique in just one night.

He originally wanted to pursue a career in defense against dark magic after graduation, which is why he learned this skill.

Even though he was almost 19 years old at the time, his theoretical knowledge was already quite good.

It took him more than a day to master this skill.

He felt that his speed was already fast enough, but now he was facing a genius like Ryze who was beyond reason. In less than a day, or even just one night, the other party was able to complete the basics.

Moreover, judging from the other party's relaxed demeanor, he is almost at the level he achieved after studying this skill for a week.

Deep down, Quirrell harbored a deep-seated inferiority complex that he had suppressed for a long time. This inferiority complex had only surfaced a few times during his school years, but it was eventually suppressed as he became the top student in his grade.

But now, as he, who was originally a complete winner in life, has been targeted by Voldemort, he has no choice but to become Voldemort's servant in order to survive. When he sees Ryze, such a brilliant genius, his inferiority complex cannot help but resurface.

And in a very short time, this inferiority complex was transformed into jealousy by him.

For a fleeting moment, he really wanted to use a curse to destroy the genius boy in front of him.

However, the next second, Quirrell's body suddenly stiffened.

A slight, cold sting came from the back of his head, which was wrapped in a thick headscarf, as if the other person was silently warning him not to do anything dangerous.

The gloom in Quirrell's eyes quickly vanished, replaced by a smile.

Although the smile looked somewhat distorted.

“Truly… truly astonishing, Mr. White,” Quirrell coughed twice. “Such talent…is unparalleled even among the most brilliant wizards I have ever seen.”

While others were sleeping, I was still practicing in the Soul Arena.

Ryze pondered this in his heart.

He maintained his humble attitude as always, telling Quirrell about the doubts he had encountered in the process of learning the skill.

Quirrell had originally taught Rhett Butler these basic techniques of dark magic under Voldemort's instructions, and now that Rhett had shown interest, he was naturally happy to explain them to him.

At this point, Quirrell no longer cared about pretense and began to seriously explain to Raz the key points that even older students might not know.

Unlike his timid and submissive demeanor in class, Quirrell explained every detail to Rez in great detail, so that Rez didn't need to ask him a second question.

Rizz listened quietly, a sigh escaping his lips.

If you ignore the scarf he's wearing and the strong smell of garlic emanating from him, Quirrell certainly displayed the demeanor of an excellent professor at that moment.

This kind of excellent theoretical foundation is probably something Quirrell could only demonstrate to his students when he was still a professor of Muggle Studies.

Unfortunately... this talent has now been twisted into a breeding ground for darkness.

After receiving answers from Quirrell, Ryze thanked him and said he would continue to work hard to learn more about the skills.

“That’s right, Mr. White,” Quirrell nodded to Rizzi.